John Rubens Smith

American, 1775 - 1849

John Rubens Smith was a London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who worked in the United States.

Smith was born in London, England where he first studied art with his father, John Raphael Smith, a mezzotint engraver. He later studied art at the Royal Academy.

Smith emigrated to New York City from London about 1807. He depicted the United States in the decades before photography, and influenced a generation of American artists through his drawing academies and drawing manuals. He died in New York City.

His son John Rowson Smith (1810–1864) was a moving panorama painter who worked with Richard Risley Carlisle.

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Mount Vernon with outbuildings shown from the far side of the driveway

Mount Vernon with outbuildings shown from the far side of the driveway (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Derne St

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Derne St

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St., near the head of Hancock St.

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St., near the head of Hancock St.

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St.

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St.

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts.

Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts.

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Old Boston. Beacon Hill, with Mr. Thurston’s house, from Bowdoin St.

Old Boston. Beacon Hill, with Mr. Thurston’s house, from Bowdoin St.

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View of New York from Brooklyn Strand

View of New York from Brooklyn Strand (1825-1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

View of the Hudson near West Point

View of the Hudson near West Point (1817)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, Maryland

Washington Monument looking north on Washington Place in Baltimore, Maryland (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground

West front of the United States Capitol with cows in the foreground (1831)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

West Point from Constitution Island

West Point from Constitution Island (1820)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Man Seated at a Table

Man Seated at a Table (1819)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

John Ross

John Ross (1841)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

A fire at 7th and Sanson streets in Philadelphia

A fire at 7th and Sanson streets in Philadelphia (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

A tracing of a view of Pawtucket

A tracing of a view of Pawtucket (1807)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Albany from the hill at Bath

Albany from the hill at Bath (1823-1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Allegorical scene in which goddesses offer packets to fisherman, who eagerly use their lines and nets to catch them

Allegorical scene in which goddesses offer packets to fisherman, who eagerly use their lines and nets to catch them (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Allegorical scene of female figures in clouds atop columns

Allegorical scene of female figures in clouds atop columns (1795-1849)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Allegorical scene of interior with columns, Minerva, Fame, and other figures

Allegorical scene of interior with columns, Minerva, Fame, and other figures (1795-1849)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Architectural instructions, beginning with A in the groove of the Irish opening…

Architectural instructions, beginning with A in the groove of the Irish opening… (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Architectural perspective drawing with shapes at left and man standing at right

Architectural perspective drawing with shapes at left and man standing at right (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Argus newspaper office on State Street in Albany and surrending homes and churches

Argus newspaper office on State Street in Albany and surrending homes and churches (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Barnyard scene with three people by well and horses

Barnyard scene with three people by well and horses (1809-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Battle Monument as seen from the west door of City Hotel, Baltimore

Battle Monument as seen from the west door of City Hotel, Baltimore (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Belvidere Bridge over Jones’s Falls, Baltimore

Belvidere Bridge over Jones’s Falls, Baltimore (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Blooming Dale Asylum

Blooming Dale Asylum (1821-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Bloomingdale Asylum, front view

Bloomingdale Asylum, front view (1821-1844)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury (1828)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Bowling Green – Custom House – formerly Government House

Bowling Green – Custom House – formerly Government House (1809-1815)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

Bowling Green – Custom House – formerly Government House

Bowling Green – Custom House – formerly Government House (1809-1815)

John Rubens Smith (American, 1775 - 1849)

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